Iain Armitage
Born (2008-07-15) July 15, 2008 (age 15)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Known for
Parent
RelativesRichard Armitage (grandfather)

Iain Armitage (/ˈiːən/; born July 15, 2008)[2][3] is an American actor. He is widely known for his role as Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon, a spin-off prequel to The Big Bang Theory.

Early life

Armitage resides in Arlington, Virginia and is the son of the actor Euan Morton, who was born in Bo’ness, Scotland,[4] and theater producer Lee Armitage. He is the grandson of former United States Deputy Secretary of State Richard Lee Armitage.[5]

Career

2010s

Armitage first gained prominence via his YouTube series Iain Loves Theatre where he reviews stage shows from musical theater.[5] His videos caught the attention of the theater industry, including two agents who wanted to sign him for the video's success.[6] During the 2015 Tony Awards, he served as a correspondent for Perez Hilton and was referenced in the opening number of the show.[6]

In January 2017, Armitage starred in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ("Chasing Theo"), playing a young child, Theo Lachere, who had been kidnapped. He appeared in Impractical Jokers "Look Out Below", where he was talked to by Murr in "Who Let The Dogs Out?", in the second challenge of that episode. He played Ziggy Chapman in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies and he appeared in The Glass Castle, a film adaptation of Jeannette Walls' memoir of the same name.[5] In the same year, he was also in the films I'm Not Here and Our Souls at Night,[7] which also starred Jane Fonda and Robert Redford.[8]

In 2017, Armitage was cast as Sheldon Cooper as a child in Young Sheldon, a prequel to the sitcom The Big Bang Theory.[9][10][11] In December 2018, he appeared in an episode of The Big Bang Theory,[12] playing young Sheldon on a videotape recording intended to cheer up and encourage an older Sheldon.

2020s

In 2020, Armitage voiced young Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo film Scoob!. He was set to reprise the role in the film Scoob! Holiday Haunt, which was set for release in late 2022 on HBO Max, but it was canceled in August 2022.[13]

In 2021, Armitage voiced Chase in PAW Patrol: The Movie, replacing Justin Paul Keelly from the Nickelodeon television series.

Personal life

He can speak multiple languages to different extents given his interest in learning them.[14] He is remarkably proficient in Russian, which he started to acquire through a language-learning app in COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.[15] Other than that, he has dabbled in Armenian, Ukrainian,[16] Assyrian, Sinhalese, German, Spanish, and Italian.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2017 The Glass Castle[17] Young Brian Walls
Our Souls at Night[18] Jamie Moore
I'm Not Here Stevie
2020 Scoob![19] Young Shaggy Rogers Voice
2021 PAW Patrol: The Movie[20][21] Chase

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Impractical Jokers Himself Episode: "Look Out Below"
2016 Little Big Shots Guest judge Episode: "The Idiom of Love"
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[22] Theo Lachere Episode: "Chasing Theo"
2017–2019 Big Little Lies[23] Ziggy Chapman Main role
2017–present Young Sheldon[24] Sheldon Cooper
2018 Jeopardy! Video Clue Giver 6 episodes
The Big Bang Theory Young Sheldon Cooper Episode: "The VCR Illumination"
2020 Nickelodeon's Unfiltered Himself 2 episodes
Group Chat Episode: "Group Chat Unleashed - Party Pooper Prank"
2022 The Price Is Right Episode: "The Price is Right at Night with Iain Armitage and Raegan Revord"

Web

Year Title Role
2012–present Iain Loves Theatre[5] Presenter

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2018 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor Young Sheldon Won [25]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakout TV Star Nominated [26]
2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Big Little Lies Nominated [27]
2021 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star Young Sheldon Nominated [28]
2022 Critics' Choice Awards Best Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated [29]
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star Nominated [30]

References

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